Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Law Day Benefits Citizens - Like You!

For the past five years as part of the celebration of Law Day, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation in conjunction with the Atlanta Bar Association has held a Healthcare Directives fair. The venue is chosen by the Atlanta Bar and AVLF provides the volunteers. Healthcare Directives are provided to the general public and any interested staff members of the chosen venue.

For Law Day 2010 the event was held at the Fulton County Government Center Atrium. Six volunteer attorneys and 14 paralegals executed 49 Healthcare Directives and provided information for 17 potential Wills clients.

Law Day 2010 in Atlanta also included a fun day in Piedmont Park, special programs for Fulton County State and Superior Court jurors, greeters at the Fulton Court Complex, and a reception for the outgoing and incoming Fulton Superior Court Chief Judges.

For more information on the programs and services of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation visit their website at: http://www.avlf.org/.

Upcoming Law Day events include:

May 22

Community Law Clinic

In celebration of Law Day, the Gate City Bar Association will host its first Community Law Clinic 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Greenbriar Mall. This clinic will provide an opportunity for lawyers, and other legal professionals, to participate in a hands-on project interfacing with the community. Citizens will have the opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with an attorney in the following practice areas: Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Family Law and Criminal Law. Additionally, there will be on-going seminars throughout the day for the public on bankruptcy and foreclosures.

For more information call (404) 419-6627 or www.gatecitybar.org

May 23

2010 Law Day Worship Service

Legal Ministry of Cascade United Methodist Church in partnership with the Gate City Bar Association, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Judicial Section of the Gate City Bar Association, Sunday, May 23, 2010, 11:00 am, Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311. Speaker: The Hon. Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney. Free and open to the public.